A Polish-language version of the Savoring Beliefs Inventory

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dc.abstract.enBackground: Savoring, the ability to focus on and appreciate the positive aspects of experience, is an important aspect of well-being. To provide a measure to study savoring among speakers of Polish, we created a Polish-language version of Bryant’s Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI), which is in English. This new scale measures the same three constructs as the original scale: anticipating, savoring the moment, and reminiscing. Participants and procedure: Participants were 574 Polish adults (mean age = 37.7 years, SD = 14.4; 77% women) who were recruited by a professional survey company. Participants completed a Polish-language version of the SBI we developed, and for validation purposes, they completed measures of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, satisfaction with life, meaning in life, authenticity, and well-being. Results: Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that our Polish-language version of the SBI reflected the same three factors as the original measure, and scores on these three subscales were reliable. We found significant positive correlations between the subscales of the new measure and self-esteem, satisfaction with life, meaning in life, authenticity, and well-being. We found significant negative correlations between savoring and anxiety and depression. These relationships were comparable to those found in research using the original measure. Conclusions: The present results suggest that our proposed Polish-language version of Bryant’s SBI assesses the same constructs as those measured by the original scale, and we believe that our new measure will be useful for researchers interested in studying savoring among Polish language speakers.
dc.affiliationInstitute of Psychology
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorNezlek, John
dc.contributor.authorBryant, Fred B.
dc.date.access2026-02-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-10T12:44:52Z
dc.date.available2026-02-10T12:44:52Z
dc.date.created2025-12-19
dc.date.issued2026-02-09
dc.description.abstract<jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>Savoring, the ability to focus on and appreciate the positive aspects of experience, is an important aspect of well-being. To provide a measure to study savoring among speakers of Polish, we created a Polish-language version of Bryant’s Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI), which is in English. This new scale measures the same three constructs as the original scale: anticipating, savoring the moment, and reminiscing.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Participants and procedure</jats:title> <jats:p>Participants were 574 Polish adults (mean age = 37.7 years, SD = 14.4; 77% women) who were recruited by a professional survey company. Participants completed a Polish-language version of the SBI we developed, and for validation purposes, they completed measures of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, satisfaction with life, meaning in life, authenticity, and well-being.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Results</jats:title> <jats:p>Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that our Polish-language version of the SBI reflected the same three factors as the original measure, and scores on these three subscales were reliable. We found significant positive correlations between the subscales of the new measure and self-esteem, satisfaction with life, meaning in life, authenticity, and well-being. We found significant negative correlations between savoring and anxiety and depression. These relationships were comparable to those found in research using the original measure.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title> <jats:p>The present results suggest that our proposed Polish-language version of Bryant’s SBI assesses the same constructs as those measured by the original scale, and we believe that our new measure will be useful for researchers interested in studying savoring among Polish language speakers.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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dc.description.grantnumber2018/31/B/HS6/02822
dc.description.granttitleUnderstanding the relationship between vegetarianism as a social identity and psychological well-being
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dc.identifier.doi10.5114/cipp/215866
dc.identifier.eissn2353-561X
dc.identifier.issn2353-4192
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2177
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-SA
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dc.subject.enwell-being
dc.subject.enscale validation
dc.subject.ensavoring
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dc.titleA Polish-language version of the Savoring Beliefs Inventory
dc.title.journalCurrent Issues in Personality Psychology
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